By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Former Purdue sharpshooter Ryne Smith will be a student assistant coach at Purdue next season. I chatted with him after Monday’s practice on shiny Cardinal Court, the school’s new practice facility. Smith made 89 3-pointers last season to rank third on Purdue’s single-season chart and shot .432 from beyond the […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The Purdue baseball field that was slated to open before the 2012 season finally is nearing completion. Purdue hosted a regional this past season but had to play it in Gary because Alexander Field wasn’t ready. Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke told ISL in late June that the opening was delayed because […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I was a guest on Fox 59 Sports Overtime with Jeremiah Johnson on Saturday night. He invited me to talk about the Pacers, Fever and Purdue. Jeremiah, thanks for having me on! Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/cliffbrunt_isl
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Big names? Who needs them? The Pacers don’t think they do. While Miami added star free agents Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis, Indiana moved forward with its plan to catch the Heat by compiling lesser-known players who excel as part of a team. On Friday, he announced that the Pacers […]
Continue ReadingChuck Samples, my former next-door neighbor from childhood in Omaha, Neb., is the news director of KVOE Radio in Emporia, Kan. He covered the major league baseball All-Star game on Tuesday and was kind enough to send ISL several photos of his experience. Click through and enjoy! Click here for next photo: Other links: Chuck Samples’ All-Star […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent KANSAS CITY — Well, the All Star Game may have been a bust. OK, scratch that — it was about as exciting as an empty hamster wheel — but that shouldn’t detract from a wonderful stretch of activities in Kansas City. And an important one for a long-suffering region. Imagine, […]
Continue ReadingNo. 1: Hulk Hogan’s theme (Real American, Rick Derringer, 1984) This song totally captured Hulkamania. “I am a Real American! Fight for the rights of every man!” The song has stood the test of time, with new generations appreciating it as well as older ones. Its popularity was most recently was revived in 2011, when […]
Continue ReadingNo. 2: New World Order theme (Rockhouse, Frank Shelley, 1996) OK, so it has a little bit of ’70s in it. OK a LOT of ’70s. That just makes it even more impressive. It was over the top, and it had to be for Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. Anything less just wouldn’t […]
Continue ReadingNo. 3: Goldberg’s theme (Invasion, Christian Poulet and Jean-Yves Rigo, 1997) This theme was perfect. It had no words, which was ideal because Goldberg didn’t need any. Even better, the “Goldberg” chant was the only word that could be heard with the powerful music. The theme sounded as though it should have accompanied the march of an invading army during biblical times, just […]
Continue ReadingNo. 4: Edge’s theme (Metalingus, Alter Bridge, 2004) This one grew on me over time. I like the incorporation of the “You think you know me” line, straight from his tag-team theme music with Christian, at the beginning of this one. Edge gets credit for making it as a singles star, one of the smallest guys […]
Continue ReadingNo. 5: DX Theme (Break it Down, The Chris Warren Band, 1998) The notorious group of Triple H, Shawn Michaels and the New Age Outlaws were a dominant force. A forgotten fact: Rick Rude was an original member. One of the highlights of this theme is Warren’s voice at the beginning, delivering what essentially described […]
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